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Every day in the U.S.,more than 40 people die after overdosing on prescription painkillers. Deaths from a more notorious form of opiates — heroin — increased five-fold between 2001 and 2013. Addressing this problem — one that’s often described as a public health crisis — requires action on many fronts, from preventing abuse in the first situation to getting those addicted into treatment. But when it comes to overdoses, and there’s one answer we know works: naloxone.,

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